Journey of Healing contributor M.E. Hart was invited to be part of the audience for Oprah Winfrey’s recent show about male sexual abuse survivors. He wrote to us about the experience:
I was very proud to stand with the 200 male survivors of childhood sexual abuse on Oprah’s landmark show. It was a powerful acknowledgment of the secret horrors many men live through as children. Oprah wanted to help abused men break the silence and release the shame. She did that for millions. We owe her our thanks.
And we owe Hart our thanks for his extraordinary contributions to the Journey, including his powerful and award-winning poem “Healing Walks.”
Posted by Kelley on November 9, 2010 at 5:55 pm
That is fantastic! In October, I was included in The Oprah Winfrey Show tribute to late author Truddi Chase, whose story and book, “When Rabbit Howls heightened the awareness about abuse survivors and DID around the world. Oprah’s original interview with Chase in 1990 was pivotal in my healing, and being able to honor her now, was as well. I’m so pleased to know that so many survivors are out in the world making a difference!
Thank you for posting this!